CUTTING REMARKS. The Official Publication of the Old Pueblo Lapidary Club

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1 Volume 2016, Issue 9, September 2016 CUTTING REMARKS The Official Publication of the Old Pueblo Lapidary Club Officers President - John Poole Vice President - Gloria J Dana Secretary - Twink Monrad Treasurer - Bob Powell Board of Directors Bill Penrose Janelle Cortright Skip Barkley Tom McDevitt Carol Brown Pete Peterson (Advisor) Membership Chairperson Wayne Klement Please join us September 10th at 9:00am for the monthly meeting. There is an optional social hour that begins at 8:00am followed by an educational program at 9:00am, followed by the monthly meeting. Visitors are always welcome. Articles or news to be included in the Cutting Remarks should be ed to your Editor, Mike DeMeritt (silverlininggemstones@gmail.com), or feel free to call him at Submission deadline is the 20 th of each month. Thanks! See us online at:

2 THE PREZ SEZ.. by John Poole Hi Folks - In most parts of the country it's starting to cool off and thoughts of fall are in the air; however, we live in southern Arizona and will have to wait some. Plans are being made for a trip in October. A sign-up sheet was made available after the August meeting. If you really want to be in the loop, you have to attend our meetings E. Irvington, wholesale only, has some rough, millions of cabs and tons of finished jewelry, some real high-end. Sunwest Silver has a great display of Native American Jewelry to feast your eyes on. A heads up, after our October business meeting we are going to have a tailgate sale. I'll answer any questions at our September meeting. During the weekend of our September 10th business meeting Tucson hosts a small Gem Show, September 8, 9, 10 and 11. The Best Bead Show at the Kino Vet Center, 2805 E. Ajo Way is open to the public and wholesale. Not a beader? Go anyway, they have some great tools. Gem Mall and G&LW show, wholesale only, at 4475 S. Country Club. has some rough, loads of cabs and faceted stones, tons of finished jewelry. JOGS at the Expo Center, See you September 10, 2016 at 8 am for coffee and breakfast treats. Our program will start at 9 am, followed by a short business meeting. Our Silent Auction Chair, Tom McDevitt will have some great stuff our for our raffle. Wear your OPLG badge ande receive a free raffle ticket with a purchase! John Coming Attractions: September 10, 2016, Jonathan Ziegler- Photographing minerals & jewelry October 8, 2016, Raymond Mason- Appraising our gems and jewelry November 12, 2016, Pat McMahan- Agates December 10, 2016, Holiday Party January 14, 2017, Eric Fritz- Raman Spectroscopy March 11, 2017, Brian Cook, Paraiba Tourmaline & Rutilated Quartz from Brazil Front Cover Pictures: Outstanding broken crystal fragment of Sapphire from Sri Lanka will facet a fine stone; Surreal Azurite crystal group is perhaps unmatched in its clarity. Cutting Remarks, Volume 2016, Issue 9, September Published monthly by the Old Pueblo Lapidary Club, 3118 N. Dale, Tucson, AZ Telephone: (520) , a non-profit organization. 2

3 PRIOR MONTH S MEETING MINUTES... Twink Monrad, Secretary OPLC MONTHLY MEETING August 13th, 2016 The meeting was brought to order by President John Poole at 10:10 am. He thanked our speaker, Dr. Chris Osterman who showed great photos and told us about his adventures in Mexico collecting Leopard Opal and gold of different kinds. We were educated on the geology of both items in addition to hearing his most interesting collecting stories. Ron Davidson Memorial Scholarship: Bill Penrose and his committee are working on this project and will report back to the Board at a later date. Discussion regarding whether to purchase a new AC system or to replace the existing evap coolers is going on. In any event we need to upgrade our electrical system and this is being analyzed. Refreshments: John thanked Sherry Quarles and Annabea McKinley for bringing outstanding snacks for the meeting. Norma Lackow has volunteers scheduled for the upcoming meetings. The minutes of the July Meeting were approved as published in Cutting Remarks. Treasurer s report: the report will be filed for audit. We just spent money purchasing new wheels, blades and other equipment needed for the shops. FIELD TRIP: Skip and Jean Barkley are planning a collecting trip to the Day Ranch near the Round Mountain rock collecting area in Greenlee County on Saturday Oct. 15th. A sign up sheet will be in the kitchen and new members will get priority for space available. SILENT AUCTION: We have had lots of donations of minerals and equipment and things are going well. Door prize: Won by Roberta Gutierrez. $198 was collected for the raffle. John thanked Stacey Brown for helping out with the saw room along with Dave Schulte and Bill Penrose. We adjourned at 10:25 AM. New members and guests: Four were introduced. At present we have 470 members. Twink Monrad, Secretary 3

4 September 2016 OPLC Speaker We are in for a very special treat for our September 10, 2016 OPLC monthly meeting. Our very own member, Jonathan Ziegler, who many of you know as he serves as our program technical assistant, will be giving a presentation on the unique challenges of photographing gemstones and jewelry. Jonathan Ziegler, at 43 years old, is an award-winning, freelance photographer, videographer and artist, living in Tucson. He has a BA in Graphic Design (and a minor in Marketing) and has been practicing photography for over 30 years. Jonathan will show photos of his work, describe his equipment, the necessary lighting, along with composition, troubleshooting common issues, easy props and simple tricks. He promises to be a fun and lively presentation not to be missed!! Looking forward to seeing you all, Helen Serras-Herman, OPLC Program chair OCTOBER TAILGATE SALE -Tailgate Sale DOES NOT START UNTIL AFTER THE MEETING! -OPLC MEMBERS ONLY! -Items for sale MUST be related to lapidary or metalsmithing arts, or OPLC activities. -Parking for participants Is in North Lot - FROM 8AM UNTIL 8:30AM ONLY! -The North Lot WILL be open to Monitors working THAT DAY! -After 8:30AM, the North Parking Lot will then be open to the General membership. -Again, the Tailgate Sale WILL NOT START until after the October meeting is over! 4

5 SEPTEMBER STONE: SAPPHIRE Fine Faceted Sapphires in various colors Sapphire is the gemstone for September, and the common name for gem-grade Corundum (technically, Ruby is another name for gem-grade corundum, but only for those rare red crystals with chromium as the chromofore, or coloring agent ) Corundum is an oxide of Aluminum that occurs as trigonal crystals (typically barrelshaped with several steep hexagonal bipyramids, tabular bipyramids, usually lamellar, and sometimes granular). It has vitreous luster and is translucent to transparent. It has no cleavage, a Moh s hardness of approximately 9.0, and a density of approximately 4.0. Color is usually grey, weakly blue, yellow, or red, but all colors can occur. Normally pure Al2O3, the color-giving ions, such as Cr (ruby) or Fe and Ti (sapphire), are present only in very small amounts - typically only a few parts per million! Crystal structure can be described as an almost-hexagonal close packing of spheres of O atoms in which two-thirds of the octohedrally-coordinated interstices are occupied by Al and the remaining third are empty. Corundum occurs in silicon-poor igneous rocks such as syenites and nepheline-syenites and associated pegmatites, in contact zones between peridotites and surrounding rocks, and in metamorphic rocks such as gneisses, mica-schists, and crystalline limestones. Because of its hardness and chemical resistance, it is also widespread in sand and gravel deposits. Sapphire is found all over the globe - important deposits occur in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Queensland, Australia, among others. We have gem occurrences in the United States in North Carolina and Montana. The most famous sapphire deposits, though long mined-out, occurred at high altitude at Padar in Kashmir, India, where marble and other metamorphic rocks are cut by pegmatitic dykes. New sources are found often, especially in Africa, but a very recent find in Ceylon, Sri Lanka, shows amazing promise with deep-blue transparent crystals that can weigh over 20 grams! Sapphire is fairly easy to cut and polish, though beginners sometimes have trouble with pre-polish. Try using a Top-Quality Faceted Sapphire surrounded by diamonds in platinum ring 8,000-grit diamond on zinc lap, followed by 50K on zinc, with 3/4 to full speed. You will probably never cut another stone with such sharp facet breaks (unless you are a diamond brillianteer!) You will go through laps/saws more quickly, thanks to corundum s incredible hardness. But after factoring in corundum s high refractive index (1.76), decent dispersion, and amazing variety of colors, you ll come to understand why this species is truly king of the colored gems! Compiled/written by Mike DeMeritt, 2012 African Sapphire Rough 5

6 Arizona China Travel & Tours (ArizonaChinaTravel.com) Presents Gems of Hunan Tour This 11-day trip to Hunan, China is specially designed for mineral enthusiasts. You will travel to Chenzhou (Hunan), home of Non-ferrous metals, and to the picturesque Phoenix ( Fenghuang ) Ancient Town, as well as to the remote, rugged mountain terrain of northwestern Hunan, sites of UNESCO World Heritage natural wonders. Attractions: Visit Of Four Active Mines (i.e. Xianghualing, Shizhuyuan, Chatian) Hunan Provincial Geological Museum the largest natural science museum in Hunan with 10,000+ minerals, rocks, fossils in the collection including toothless hibiscus dragon, stibnite, and scheelite. Baoshan National Mine Park using ancient and modern mining sites to demonstrate mining process over the past 2,500 years. Non-Ferrous Metal Museum using multimedia to showcase the formation, mining, smelting, and processing of non-ferrous metals. Changsha & Chenzhou Mineral Markets -- believed to be the source of most Hunan minerals seen on the western market. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park UNESCO World Natural Heritage site; UNESCO Global Geopark; China's first National Forest Park. Features the magical floating peaks as seen in the movie Avatar. Phoenix ( Fenghuang ) Ancient Town an ideal human residential environment created by the culture; a perfect example on combining mountains, waters and the town ( Hibiscus ("Furong") Village a 2,000 year old town with a magnificent waterfall. Tour Dates: Oct. 24-Nov. 3, 2016; Nov. 7-17, 2016; *10 people minimum needed for each tour. For A Good Purpose: Arizona China Travel & Tours will donate $100 per traveler (on behalf of the traveler) to support the reopening of Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum, and $30 towards your local mineral society. Price: $2,450 land-only (this is a special price for it being a new tour), not include China visa & int l airfare (Los Angeles-Hunan, China round trip direct flight starts at $600, fluctuates based on seasonality & demand). Sign up: Deposit of $300 per person payable by check, credit card, or Paypal account. Final payment due by check or money order no later than 30 days prior to departure. For More Information, please see: 6

7 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Lili Duvall Patricia Glover Sherry Hennessy Gail Schirmer DONATIONS Victor Vansickle: Jasper slabs Murray Hiller: Cab Machines, Magazines, Buffers, Miscellaneous Ken Viera: Glasscutter John Watt: Tools, Miscellaneous To donate to OPLC, just see or contact Tom McDevitt at or Mike DeMeritt at

8 Allen's Treasure House Lapidary supplies, minerals, decorative objects, watch batteries, maps, prospecting tools, much more E Grant Road (near Columbus); Tucson AZ 85712; (520) ; mail@allens-treasure-house.com Call for hours. Ad Expires June 2017 Ad Expires May 2016 OPLC Members Receive 10% off select merchandise, And 3-ounce price break on all silver purchases! Ad Expires June

9 MONEY SAVING DISCOUNTS DAH Rock Shop - 10% on most items, $10 minimum purchase Dodge Blvd, Tucson Colorwright Web address: MAILING ADDRESS: 1520 S Desert Crest Dr., Tucson, AZ Amount of discount depends on item(s) being purchased. Jay s of Tucson - 30% discount excluding orange tag items, sterling silver sheet and wire (corner of Speedway & Swan) 4627 E Speedway, Tucson Jed s Rock Shop - 20% on all items N Sandario Rd, Tucson Copper City Rock Shop - See ad in this issue. 10% discount with ad Ash, Globe, AZ Kent s Tools - 10% discount E Grant Road, Tucson Tucson Mineral & Gem World - 10% Web address: South Kinney Road, Tucson Arizona Lapidary - Arizona Lapidary & Gem Rough - 10% Discount *Excluding Finished Jewelry E Broadway Blvd, Tucson Silver Lining Gemstones % discount on most items , or see Mike DeMeritt at any of his labs. Includes ebay Store at Starr Gems - 10% Discount on select merchandise, and 3-ounce price break for all silver purchases. See ad in this issue. 220 W Drachman, Tucson DON T FORGET Please don t forget to continue to bring in YOUR (or anyone else s for that matter) aluminum cans to the Club for recycling. Your contribution would be greatly appreciated to help add $ s to the Club s treasury. Thanks! Rate Schedule for Advertisements Ad Sizes & Prices 1/8 of a page - 2" H by 3 1/2" W $36.00 per year $18.00 per half year $3.00 per month 1/4 of a vertical page - 4 1/2" H by 3 1/2" W $48.00 per year $24.00 per half year $4.00 per month 1/4 of horizontal page - 2" H by 7 1/4" W $48.00 per year $24.00 per half year $4.00 per month 1/2 page - 4 1/2" H by 7 1/4" W $96.00 per year $8.00 per month Full page - 9 1/2" H by 7 1/4" W $ per year $14.00 per month 9

10 LAPIDARY EQUIPMENT - STERLING SILVER JEWELRY - BOOKS - SLABS - ROUGH STONES - BEADING SUPPLIES - SILVERSMITH TOOLS HOURS: (TUES - SAT 9:30-5:30 (CLOSED SUN & MON) OPLC MEMBERS RECEIVE 10% OFF ON ALL MERCHANDISE EXCEPT SPECIALS. $10 MINIMUM PURCHASE. STERLING SILVER WIRES AND SHEET RECEIVE THE NEXT PRICE BREAK. Ad Expires Sept 2015 COMMITTEES ADVERTISING Mike DeMeritt BUILDINGS, GROUNDS & EQUIPMENT Pete Petersen PROGRAMS Helen Serras-Herman CLASSES Gloria Jean Dana FIELD TRIPS (COMMITTEE) Wolfgang Mueller Shiela Powell Janelle Cortwright HISTORIAN Bill Cascio JUNIOR EDUCATION Ron Graichen KITCHEN General Membership LIBRARIAN Twink Monrad MEMBERSHIP Wayne Klement SECURITY John Poole SILENT AUCTION Mike DeMeritt Tom McDevitt BUSINESS MEETING REFRESHMENTS Norma Lackow

11 WEEKLY WORKSHOP SCHEDULE Phone Mondays 9AM - 12PM Cabbing Monitor - Gloria Jean Dana 1PM - 4PM Silversmith Lab Monitor - Terry Cox PM - 9PM Cabbing Monitor - Joseph Blackcoyote PM - 9PM Beginning Faceting Monitor - Earl Zoeller Tuesdays 9AM - 1PM Cabbing* Monitor - Mike DeMeritt AM - 1PM Beginning/OpenLab Faceting* Monitor - Mike DeMeritt AM - Noon Silversmithing Lab Monitor - John Poole AM - Noon Rock Sawing Monitor - Tim Rose Noon - 3PM Casting Open Lab Monitor - Ron Brooks PM - 4PM Cabbing Monitor - Jerry Glazman Monitor - Bill Penrose Thursdays 9AM - 12PM Cabbing Monitor - Bob Powell AM - 12PM Rock Sawing Monitor - Pete Peterson PM - 4PM Silversmithing Monitor - Giac D Aquisto PM - 9PM Silversmithing Fridays Monitor - Bill Cascio AM - 12PM Cabbing* Monitor - Mike DeMeritt PM - 4PM Silversmithing Saturdays Monitor - Terry Cox AM - 3PM Silversmithing Monitor - Terry Cox :30AM - 2:30PM Cabbing* Monitor - Jeff Hanson Wednesdays 9AM - Noon Cabbing Monitor - David Schulte PM - 9PM Beginning Casting Monitor - Chuck Lundstrom PM - 9PM Cabbing Monitor - Keith Haubert PM - 9PM Silversmithing Lab Sundays 10AM - 3PM Cabbing Monitor - Dennis Murphy AM - 3PM Silversmithing Lab Monitor - Giac D Aquisto * INSTRUCTION AS AVAILABLE 11

12 Old Pueblo Lapidary Club (Cutting Remarks - September 2016) 3118 N. Dale Tucson, AZ (520) OPLC Membership Application - Please Print Name1 Name 2 Date Local Address City State Zip Code Phone number ( ) address Summer Dates: From To Summer Address City State Zip Code Type of membership: 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Annual Renewals Single Member $25.00 $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $20.00 Couple (same address) $35.00 $27.00 $22.00 $15.00 $25.00 Junior $12.50 $10.00 $7.50 $5.00 $10.00 Mail to: Membership Chairperson, Old Pueblo Lapidary Club, 3118 N. Dale, Tucson, AZ The Business Meetings are held on the 2 nd Saturday of each month. A pre-meeting social hour (except for the December meeting) is at 8:00 a.m., followed by an educational program, and ends with the monthly meeting. Visitors are most welcome. 12